Current Force Lamp Recycling- An environmentally aware service for enlightened businesses

Phosphor found inside fluorescent lamps - not only the familiar tubes, but also new "energy saver" lamps - contains mercury. One single fluorescent tube contains between 20-30 micrograms of mercury - enough to pollute more than 30,000 litres of water beyond a safe level of drinking. Spent fluorescent lamps need to be handled and disposed of carefully. Every year millions of spent lamps and tubes are sent to landfill, however since January 2002 lamps have been re-classified as Special Waste and can only be transported by a licensed carrier to a licensed treatment or recovery site. Throwing lights and monitors into a skip or bin is now unlawful under the Special Waste Regulations 1996.

Current Force can now collect your spent lamps and safely store them in our dedicated Lamp Bank until a specialist vehicle mounted crushing machine will attend our warehouse to safely separate the Glass, Plastic, Metal and Chemical components. We will then issue you with documentation which enables auditing of disposed lamps from your individual sites.

We can also arrange the collection and recycling of white goods, batteries and other items subject to WEEE regulations.

If you are interested in the disposal of small amounts of lamps, or have any other enquiries please Contact Us discuss your requirements.